D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial was splattered with green paint, the Italian parliament considers passing a law against homophobia, North Korea celebrates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and more in today’s daily brief.

U.S. National Park Service employees use a variety of tools, including razor blades, plastic paint scrapers, sponges, solvents and a pressure washer, to clean the Lincoln Memorial after it was vandalized with a splatter of green paint July 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The paint, which has no writings or symbols, was discovered around 1:30 a.m. on the statue of the 16th president, which was dedicated in 1922 and is one of the most popular sites on the National Mall. The memorial will remain closed until the paint can be removed. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Lincoln Memorial is covered in green paint on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., July 26, 2013. The splatter on the landmark larger-than-life statue of Abraham Lincoln was discovered overnight, said Captain Steven Booker, a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police. Criminal investigators are looking into the incident, including reviewing footage from security cameras, he said. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptian women walk past a poster featuring deposed president Mohamed Morsi as his supporters continue to hold a sit-in outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on July 25, 2013 in Cairo. Egypt’s military and Mohamed Morsi’s camp sought separately to defuse soaring tensions on the eve of rival rallies called by the army and Islamists who back the ousted president. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

An Egyptian supporter of deposed president Mohamed Morsi builds a giant portrait of him as Morsi’s supporters continue to hold a sit-in outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on July 25, 2013 in Cairo. Egypt’s military and Mohamed Morsi’s camp sought separately to defuse soaring tensions on the eve of rival rallies called by the army and Islamists who back the ousted president. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

A hot-air balloon is made ready in Leipzig on July 25, 2013 ahead of the Balloon Fiesta. The balloon festival is taking place till July 28, 2013. (Hendrik Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

A demonstrators show his chained hands as he stands in front of the Italian parliament with other people with their mouths and hands tied to protest against homophobia in Rome’s Piazza Montecitorio on July 26, 2013. Italy’s lower house of Parliament began debating Tuesday a bill that would make homophobia a criminal offense. The law is considered very controversial as the Catholic Church considers homosexuality a sin and as several Catholic figures spanning across center-left and center-right fear the bill could curtain freedom of speech and opinion. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)

A couple kisses as a group of demonstrators stand in front of the Italian parliament to protest against homophobia in Rome’s Piazza Montecitorio on July 26, 2013. Italy’s lower house of Parliament began debating Tuesday a bill that would make homophobia a criminal offense. The law is considered very controversial as the Catholic Church considers homosexuality a sin and as several Catholic figures spanning across center-left and center-right fear the bill could curtain freedom of speech and opinion. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)

Letters sent to the European Court of Human Rights are seen at the post room of the court in Strasbourg, July 26, 2013. The ECHR post room receives on average 1,400 faxes, emails and letters every day. About 20 percent of these are new requests, which have to be sent by letter in any official language of the Council of Europe’s 47 member states. The majority of the post room staff are Russian speakers who can deal with the large volume of requests received from Russia and Ukraine. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)

A butterfly searches for food on a flower on July 26, 2013 in Godewaersvelde, northern France. Populations of grassland butterflies declined almost fifty percent between 1990 and 2011, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on July 23, 2013. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

North Koreans holding flags of Workers’ Party perform during a mass gymnastic and artistic performance “Arirang”, in Pyongyang July 26, 2013, as part of celebrations ahead of the 60th anniversary of the signing of a truce in the 1950-1953 Korean War. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

North Koreans holding decorations of the “Kimjongilia” flower, named after the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, perform during a mass gymnastic and artistic performance “Arirang”, in Pyongyang July 26, 2013, as part of celebrations ahead of the 60th anniversary of the signing of a truce in the 1950-1953 Korean War. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

A stall holder in costume waits for customers at the Hyper Japan event at Earls Court on July 26, 2013 in London, England. The show is the UK’s biggest Japanese culture event, with stalls selling clothing and artwork. Live music, Japanese food and computer gaming areas are also on show. Many attendees dress up as anime characters or in the lolita fashion widespread in Japan. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A woman dances during the Loveboat party of the Rotes Kliff club onboard the MS Dania ship in Hoernum of the north German Island of Sylt on July 25, 2013. The island of Sylt is known as a summer playground for the rich and famous in Germany. (Jens Kalaene/AFP/Getty Images)

Passengers walk past a memorial altar composed by a sign decorated with a black bow and a sentence which says “In memory of our colleagues Olga and David” remembering ADIF workers death on the high-speed train crash in Santiago de Compostela at Chamartin Train Station on July 26, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Demonstrators look at a police officer during a protest against the governor of Rio de Janeiro’s State, Sergio Cabral, near his house in Rio, as Pope Francis attends the welcoming ceremony offered by the youths to him at Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day ceremonies, on July 25, 2013. (Tasso Marcelo/AFP/Getty Images)

Earthquake-hit villagers living in a temporary tent on a truck in Minxian county in Dingxi, northwest China’s Gansu province. At least 94 people were killed in the earthquake, China’s official news agency reported, citing local authorities, with 1,000 more injured and 51,800 homes collapsed. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

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